By Karen Rivedal, WCER Communications As all aspects of American society face a national reckoning on racism and police brutality, new UW−Madison research is providing a playbook that employers and higher education professionals can use to help Black student interns cope with the continuing public protests against anti-Black violence. Recognizing the “psychological tax” borne by …
UW–Madison’s Maxine McKinney de Royston is the lead author of an article published in the American Educational Research Journal (AERJ), titled “‘I’m a Teacher, I’m Gonna Always Protect You’: Understanding Black Educators’ Protection of Black Children.” The article, which McKinney de Royston co-authored with Tia C. Madkins (University of Texas at Austin), Jarvis R. Givens (Harvard University), …
Mollie McQuillan, an assistant professor with the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis, is one of three UW–Madison investigators who have been awarded a 2020 Advancing Health Equity and Diversity (AHEAD) Pilot Program grant. McQuillan was awarded a grant for her research project investigating the work experiences and health of trans …
School districts across the state and around the country are struggling to find enough qualified teachers — and these staffing challenges are growing. In an effort to help bolster Wisconsin’s teacher workforce and give the state’s schoolchildren access to the high-quality educators they deserve, the UW–Madison School of Education launched a bold new program Tuesday, …
Zara González Hoang, a 2002 alumna of the School of Education’s Art Department, has written and illustrated a new picture book, titled “A New Kind of Wild.” Published by Penguin Random House, the book “celebrates imagination, the magic of friendship, and all the different ways we make a new place feel like home.” From the …
The UW–Madison School of Education’s offices of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (OEDI), and Professional Learning and Community Education (PLACE) will host a symposium, Leading Antiracist School Communities, on Thursday, Aug. 27, from 3 to 5 p.m. “Leading Antiracist School Communities means creating and promoting school cultures that value and support inclusive curriculum, pedagogy, and policies, while …
Former UW System president Kevin Reilly wrote an article for the winter/spring 2020 issue of AACU’s Liberal Education, titled “Get a Job and Get a Life — with James Joyce: Why Reading the ‘Jocoserious’ Joyce Is Useful Fun.” In the article, Reilly reflects on his time as a professor teaching about James Joyce, and he …
By Chelsea Hylton, University Communications When high schools cut athletes from sports teams, it can be painful for those who didn’t make the team. But it also has wider implications, according to research from UW–Madison’s Mayrena Hernandez, a graduate student with the School of Education’s Department of Kinesiology. Larger schools seem to cut more athletes than smaller …
Nancy Kendall, a professor and chair of the School of Education’s Department of Educational Policy Studies, is one of 11 UW–Madison faculty members being honored this year with a Vilas Faculty Mid-Career Investigator Award. This award recognizes research and teaching excellence, and provides flexible research funding for three years. Vilas professorships and awards are supported …
Two groups in the School of Education are teaming up to share information from their on-campus colleagues with the broader, off-campus community. The Wisconsin Evaluation Collaborative and Everyday Academics are producing short videos that highlight UW–Madison researchers, faculty, staff, and students who share a few of the guiding principles about their work. So far, there …